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swaddle

verb (swaddle, swaddles, swaddled, swaddling); noun (swaddling clothes, old use)

«swaddle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. To swaddle is to wrap a baby tightly in soft cloth so it cannot move its arms or legs much. tree →
  2. Swaddling clothes are the cloths used for this. (old use) tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales a baby is wrapped up and laid in a safe place, as in a stork bringing a swaddled child

Examples

  • The mother swaddled the baby in a blanket. tree →
  • The stork carried a baby in swaddling clothes. tree →
  • Babies were often swaddled tightly long ago. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

in fairy tales a baby is wrapped up and laid in a safe place, as in a stork bringing a swaddled child

Examples

  • And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water for cleansing; thou was not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. (Prophets EZK.16.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/swaddle/